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uiuml tnhlxmn. VOL. xviiino. 12. WASHINGTON, D. 0., MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1871 - FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH.' 1 m THE DAY OF REST. SOME or TUB ttEBMOXB TUBACUBD EHTEHDAY. Dr. Will Preaches on Joseph A TrttUcal Sermon by Dr, Gray Dr. Newman' at th Metropolitan-Service In Georgetown and Elsewhere. Dr. Ktwtntn at th Metropolitan. The MetropollUn Church yesterday morning wu Ailed. The Doctor selected hi text from Ito mans v?t "Scarcely for a righteous man will one 611 yet peradrDlur for a good man some would even dare to die. In opening bit discourse, he aid that In the art of photography the chief genius Is the sunlight, and hence the sun hu been taught to do the work of the artist. The Bible li an album ef photograph!, produced by the unerring un of troth. They arc not photograph! of the human fcc divine, but they are pictures of human char acUrj of, what man If, and what he should be. How great would be the pleasure If we had lathe household volume likenesses of Adam, Kve, Abraham, Mows, and David t of St. John and Bt, Itonl, and especially of our own Lord. 1 think I would be willing to go the world around to look upon the face of Jesus as he appeared on the earth. In the Blbte we hare something better. f nils It Is a rut that In the human face Is ex Keroed the vices and virtues of our nature, vet tre are exceptions, lie said the highest form of att Is to sculpture In marble or delineate ou canvas human character. The ertlrt gathers his materiel for an analysts, and when he has reached such analysis of the character of that person, then he Impresses the same upon marble or traces II upon the canvas. So In studying theso races you must not Ionic nnon them aa hi the lleht of reality, but rather In Mho light of character. They paint virtues and vices, as lb orameusi presents nis characters upon the stage. The beautiful charac ter of Joseph, of Ruin, and of Mary Is of more TaiUB to US win weir iuii nnui )wiuiw. maun we now see its heart. The test Is a sketch bv that master artist, el. rani, it is a sseicniu iw -naj tint of the righteous man; second, of the go, man, "scarcely for a righteous man w.n one die: ret. neradventur for a rood man will one dare to die.'1 where Is the difference! The righteous man Is eiactly Just In all his dealings with his fellow-men. The good man adds to eiacTjustlc benevolence and kindness. The Doctor here painted th differ ent characters of human nature, showing that some men, while particular to pay their debts, were equally exacting from others. Tbey would turn the widow out on the street If unable to nav her rent; they would, like Shrlnrk, demand their pound of flesh. Hr spoke Mtbe desire of many to become known by their gifts, and In comparison mentioned the simple re euett of Howard, who requested that no stone should msrk hts tomb t thsi he might be forgotten, and ranuetted thl a snn dial be rtlacedorer his grave toe-utde the weary traveler. lie spoke of Florence Nightingale, whoso shadow the dying sol dier would ats as she rasped by. He spoke of thoe who had accomplished great results for the benefit ef the human race, and said they were all poor men Milton, nunyan, Doddrldge,and Goldsmith. It was a practical sermon, delivered with good ef fect. , Western Presbyterian Church. The pastor, Kv. Dr. Wills, Is delivering a aeries of very Interesting sermons on the lives of the eld patriarchs. Yesterday his text was Genesis 1., SO: "So Joseph died, being 1 10 years old, and they abandoned him and put hlra In a cofAn In Egypt" The reverend doctor said t The Ufa of Joseph, like that of all men, hat it two sides its outward and Its Inner characteristic and conditions. First, be was a man of great misfortune, and this waa not the consequence of his wrongs, but his high moral rectitude. Is It not a stubborn feet that mortar punished more for their virtues thau their vice In this life T Joseph's slavery, Imprisonment and separation for all that la dear, was csused by his unimpeachable parity and Integrity. Cain killed his brother be cause he was more righteous than he, and the Son of Man was crucified because before the court they could find no fault In him. Under the present constitution of things there can be no lib without labor pains; no liberty without blood; no piety without persecution, and no true glory without an tecedent acony and tears. No son of Adam can achieve a grand destiny wlthnat a baptism of Are. Secondly, Joseph waa the subject of a systematic slander promptly misting the solicit atlons of his mistress, be fell under the reprobation ef power, and was sent to the dungeon for an al Wed attempt of Impurity and violence. But no amount nf obloquy can crush a true and virtuous character. No man can be dishonored hut by his own act. Then we have. In the third place, the surprising success nf Joseph: cruelty of his brethren, malign Ity of rtlphis wife, the Inrratllt de of his fellow prison erand the fierce prejudice ageinsthlraua for elgn slave, did not prevent him from rising In the scale of Intellectual grandeur. The three elements of his strength and success were his superior wisdom, his ready forgiveness, and his bnundlces benevolence. He who possesses these gins Is greater than the proudest potentate of earth, and will lift his head above the stars Joseph. In dying, made mention of the parting of the children or Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones. He assured bis brethren that the dey of deliverance from bondage would come, and charged ihem to carry his unburlcd body In their inarch through the wilderness, and to deposit t with the dust of his Illustrious ancestors. Two reasoos bat been al igned for Joseph's refusal of the rights of sepul chre among the Egyptians i First, he wished to at tract them to Canaan; second, he desired to give his brethren an Intonation of the doctrine of the resurrection. When we die wc will not wish to belaid in the land of the stranger and enemy, but to find Inter , ment In the family burying ground, beside a father, mother, wife, or brother: and If we would sleep In peace wlili the sainted dead, wemustcultlvate their kith, hope, purity, love, and obedience. 4 North iDaptlst Chnrch. A large audience waa in attendance at the Korth Baptist Church yeterday morning to listen to the practical illustration of "Religion in Com mon Life," by Rev. Dr. Gray. He took for his text St. Matthew vlU : "Wherefore by their fruits ye nun Know uteiu, m bmiu wis. a i rood tree Is known from a bad one by the fruit which It bears ; sor a gpoa nm cannot onug mnn era iruu, neither can a bad tree bear good fruit; that men should be Judged, not from their station or position In life, whether lawyer, doctor, minister, statesman, or merchant, but from the fruit which they bear. To be a thriitlau la not only to l be a member of the church, to go to church and to appear at the door ofthechurchc-nceln sevcu days, wearing serious and sanctified look, but you must always be self denying, merciful, pure In thought and patient, and cultivate a kind and loving disposi tion. For the want of religion he said that we cannot go to market or buy potatoes from a wagon going along the street! without being cheated e tenner n weight or quality, ' old fio aud sometimes In both. At the grocery old flour Is mixed with new, sugar Is weighted down with aand, chicory and beans are mixed with coffee, andnalnlsra nut on badnalnt that ulll nnt detY the rays of the aun. He also gave numerous other way! of defrauding by adulteration. The subject a a highly Interesting one, and expatiated upou by Dr. Gray in a very pleasing manner. During his remarks he quoted from a sermon delivered by a poor country preacher In England, which was ordered to b printed by Queen Victoria and called The Church of the Redeemer, (II, E,) The rector,-Bar, Edward Wilson, preached an advent dlieoursebf flue congregation yester day morning from Titus II , IS. After clearing the context, that Christian liberty was an emancipa tion from the lusu of the flash, and. In Imposing new obligation!, communicated, power to act accord- lngly,the posltlou was Uken that man was made for the future. not the present, henoe hope Is a normal aondltloD. The hope of the present day was con trasted with lhat of the primitive church, the latter being the "glorious appearing," and Its period "the mes of restitution of all things." Then fol wed the practical results of this hope In Its action upon the varied phases of the Chris tian life promoting patient continuance, In well doing, stiraulatlii to dlliguiioo, 4o , each point taken being based upon carefully selected passages of Scripture, In the evening the topic was God placing the ssnteu.es of death on every Keulug, so that we should not trust In ourselves. .. .. n I il... ul..lk Ik. il.aM' "t Via Id im ill uini, Ui iiui ui ura-ti m strt, ., v. After the raomliigservlceameetI"gof.the church was held and delegates elected to the Council of the llefurmed Episcopal Church, which meets at HalUmore, In Kmanuel Church, ou Thursday next, bishop Nicholson preaching the opening scrmou at jt a. m. it is stat.a wsi ine resuvat, "cnrntmaa Anticipa- Bf" a, ntu vj Mt lawn last wees, neiwu auuut Epiphany 1", it. Church, ThU beautiful church wu fllled yesterday looming with worshipers, wha listened to a most arnest, practical, and Instructive discourse by the reetor, from Matthews v., 41-iS. The sermon wu one of a hsrloa from the gospel according toB,t. Matthew, which Dr, Paret hu been d4lrarlag for several month! past In pursu ance ef aa expressed purpose of taking up this gos pel In a srstematlo ioimr and lavestigaUn( It thorouchlr and r.omrjrehenlTlv. From tha verses of the text the rector urgod upon his hearers a timely leson of practical charity as necessary to m- mi j ii ii men i oi unn-'is command. jw ye therefore perfect as your Father In Heaven la per- The arrangement! for seating the crowds of strangers who flock to the Epiphany are most ex cellent, and obviate the dlisgreeable necessity of surname aoout toe aoors, anu since in recurs suggestion of forming a corps of young gentlemen ushers his twten carried mitt her rin ha nn around for complaint for want of hospitality. At the 7 30 p. m. service all seats may be freely occupied. jranngmeeuveui season mere are amy services at 4 VI Dl m.. and tha churrh lanncii every week day In the year, from eight a. m, until dark, for private meuiiaiiou anu prayer. Services at Howard University. Th Interest In th reltrlnns service at Howard University Is steadily growing. The services were held yesterday In the large law-room, and will be held there hereafter toocommodate the Increasing numbers In attendance. What President Flnnev accomplished religiously fur Oberlln College Doctor I'atton Is no doubt accomplishing for the Unlvtr- siiy, iocur j-aiton preacnea irom i joun u , i.zi "And If anv man alu. we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous ; and he Is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. The sermon was very instructive. St, rani's Lutheran Chnrch, At St. Paul's Lutheran Church Dr. Domer de livered an Interesting dlscourse,taklnghls text from I Tbessatonlans, v., 11., the subject being St Paul's earnest entreaty In behalf of all engaged In min isterial work. Georgetown Cliarchee. bt. John's r.'x. ciiurcu. At St. John's Church the rector conducted ser vice during the day. lit the morning the sermon was from the test St. Matthew, lit., 2 "Repent ye, fur the kingdom of heaven la at hand." The thought was the call of the church to men to re- Knt, based upon the reason that the Kingdom of d was near to them, and If thev would not ore pare for it. It would be a consuming tire In place of naronr or saiety, in aiternoon sermon was preached from St. Matthew, xl., g, andwuUo suited In lta tone to the Advent season. th Bimrr cuuech. AttheBaptlit Church, corner of Gay and Con gress streets, -Key. O. W. Deals preached In the morning a revival discourse from the twentieth chapter of Matthew and sixth verse. "Why stand ye here all the day Idlsrf" lla compared the Kingdom of nod tn a vlnevard. where much work was to be done, and referred to uoai repeaieu cam w men io go wore in ms vlnevsrd! and Indicated tha freoiiencr and urgency of God's calls. He then passed to consider ine motive wny men snouiu ouvy mesa cans. J, On the around of their nenonal welfare their sal vation depended on tt. 2. Bciauseof thevalueof mjii in uoa s vineyani to oi tiers, s. jtcceute wucit men hold aloof amid God's manifold calls thev discourage Ills people. Injure His taw, and wound the Saviour. 4. liocaus-j we have only a trier day for work. The cud suon comet ; the sun soon sets; the calls soon end. ft. Dctause of the nappy memory tnat follows a well spent lire: rhe chamber where a good man meets his fate isunriicgcu sooth inc. cominonnaias oi me, Oulu on the vcrtra of hoavLu." and because of the blttei lemorse that follows an taic, in spent lire, apart irom ooa s service, i nere Is no remorse Ilka that which follows a waited 11 To that has been spent In rejection of God's calls, ft. And finally because the Lord of the vine) srd will rail the workers at last and give them their hire. There Is a glorious final reward, and hence "Why stand yo here ldlet" The dlscourso had reference to a series of revival meetings now In progress In thla church. In the afternoon an luterostlngmeeUng was held and some beautiful music practiced preparatory to a Christmas celebration. Steps were also taken to provide a nappy entertainment ror mo cnuaren, which Is expected to be of more than ordinary en thusiasm and pleasure. WEflT-rrBTPREaaYTEttIANCMUBClf. At this church tha noator Iter. H. II. Howe. preached a very forcible sermon from If aiah r., 4 : M hat could have been done more to ray vineyard, that I haTe. not dona In It? Wherefore. When I looked thai it should bring forth grapes, brought It viuiwuuinpa,' t c DUKBAMTON-BTBEET M. . CUUBCII. At this chnrch the naator.Rev. R. No rr Is. breached from Joshua xxlll., 4. taking for his subject "God's promisee couurmea or ue tesumony oi expert- an co." xne preacner, in conclusion, said: ir were oe one passage w venture to put In the lips of re deemed men In rlorv It Is our text. Asthashlnln? company promenaue ine goiaen streets oi uia "r"" :.f.".i.. ".u ziz.r.z .lt New Jerusalem we caunot doubt thst they ssy one to another. "Not one thin hath failed or all good things which the Lord your God spake con- ternlngyuu. All hath come to pass, aud not one iuiuh uavu iMitu uicrH. Cathollo Notes, On Saturday aftcrnoou last, at four o'clock, at the Academy or the sacred Heart, m uoutn Washington, otherwise known as the Dominican Convent, two young ladles who have passed their six months'Jprobatlon, Miss Kate Morlarty, oftbls City, and Hiss Mary Gafliiey, or Newark, N. j re ceived the habit or the Dominican Order at the hands of Father Fortune; present also, Fathers uaruou, encnaan. anu oiners. Thsm is no crcdeuro alven whatever In clerical circles hereto the Richmond rumor thst Father Keancrof HI. Patricks, has been appointed bishop of lhat diocese. Thochulco.lt Is thought, will b either Iter. Dr. Cbalard, late president of the Amer ican College In Rome, or Father Jaunesus, the present aaminisiraior oi uro uiucec. i lit) couctliwill at ail iu uiuaeva ) covvruaj at c. Faulck's Church were for tho benefit or the society known as "Ladies of Charity," i tucbed to the par ish, and a handsome sum was realized. Donations for the poor under their charge 111 bo thankfully received or een sent for If donors will leave their address at the pastoral rouuauce. The "Impartial" Critic. The following la Inserted tn justice to Mr. French! Edttor Wattotat Republican: The little Critic, usually so fair aud honorable, on Friday, saya I am undsrgolng "Investigations" on account of having two sons and numerous other relatives on the pay-rolls of my office; when the truth Is no such complsint Is made, and no such factsexlat.The ouly relative of mine lit Government service, to my knowledge, is a nephew, acting as oneoi tne senate pagea. i iisto ran acting: as my, clerk, but in mv oxen vau. The (Hfjewas asked to correct thla misstatement, but Instead of that act of simple Justice, repeat! tho graceless faUehood In the Issue of Saturdav. VUl you permit me to make the correction through your columns! vary inuwuuui, f JOIIH It. FRENCH, Sergeant at-Arma, Senate Uotisd Slate. , ' Fires, The alarm of flro from box 312, about 1:45 p, m. Saturday, wu caused by denso smoke Issuing from the windows of th house of Juan Doyle, on II street, between Twentieth and Twenty first streets north west! ,Tb smok came from the burning of some shavings In a furnace. No dam age. About 4 80 o'clock Saturday afternoon an alarm wu struck from box M, ou account of the burning of a frame stable In the rear of Mrs. Lucy lilts'! house. .No. 209 Second street southeast The stable was stored with old household furniture and rub bih,YblcnwumostellsaYd. The building wu entirely consumed, the loss being between ItOO and fcoo, covered by Insurance. It Is supposed that the fire wu the result of aa accident,. Yeuus and the Moon, Venus and Luna gave an entertainment Saturday evening. Street corners, carriage steps, back-wlndews and other convenient places accom modated tha large and widely scattered 'audience. When th curved alio of moon and th brilliant tar becam visible they wr separated by several degrees, the star bolug exactly opposite the centra of the are. Thoy gradually neared each other, and It appeared for a time that the planet would be oc culted, ilut tha moon turned over, and when thev seemed to touch, the plauet looked like a glittering gem onoueofltshorus. Soon they separated and wont on mir tcuwiesa jviurucja wiivugu iua heavens. The spectacle wu grand. Spiritualism. k largo audlonco wu preeent at Rheldon'a Hall last evsulng to hear Fdwtu Keen, the cele brated spiritualist, comprising members of every sect. The universal expression wu that Mr, Keene's manifestations w era most wonderful. II seemed to have no difficulty In calling friends from th iplrit-land, and In a number of cases their rela tives were tnab led to hold a few momenta' converse with them. The skeptical portion of the audience bad their vtews ofsplrltuallam considerably shaken, and If Mr. Ivcene should continue hi leancea he will convert numucrsto ms doctrine. Tit San Francisco Mint, Though the appointment hu not been made, It Is Intimated at th Treasury Department that Mr, Henry L. Dodge hu been virtually agreed upon for oanUiatlon aisapsriutendent of U mint at Baa Fracclsee, THE BVItXED BOY, The Itody la Identified as that of George Fos- Tho body of tho lad who was found burned near the cherry tree on Mr. Sanders farm, about eight miles above Georgetown, Isst Wednesday morning, has been Identified as that or George Fos ter, eon of John Foster, a German tailor, residing at No.1fC3 Wlttbcrgcr street, between 8 and T and Slith and Seventh streets northwest. Mr. Foster timwi Mr, Handera farm Haturaay ana na the body exhumed, when he fully Identified It as that of his son. lite boy left home Wednesday fur the Eurposeof visiting the drove-yard near Tennallr wn, and, not being altogether right In his mind. It Is supposed he lost his way, and seeing the burning tree, and being overcome with fatigue and cold, laid down to rest and warm himself, and wss taken with a spasm, and burned before returning to consciousness. When the boy was exhumed It was found that Mr. Bunders' had hsd the body washed and dressed In clean elethea and a handsome bouquet placed on the breast. It was decided not to remove the body to Washing ton for the present, and It was reburled on Mr. Banders' farm. During the past two or three days several persons, wnose sons nave Deen absent from home for some time, who have had no tidings from them since,, hearing that It was their child, visited Mr. Banders' farm, amour whom wcroD. F. IUnke, of No. 1011 II street northeast, whose son has been absent from home fur two months. Nr, Rank had tho body eihumed and wss rejoiced to find It was not his soli, Mr. William Glenn, of No. 148 South Charles street, Baltimore, had a son who has been absent immnonu sinco way wt, ana tearing HmiRm oe his bov. from accounts siren In the nrea. lilted the farm Saturday and viewed the remains, and de cided that It was not his child. Quito a number of persons Msltod the place yesterday for the purpose of viewing the remains, not knowing they had been identified. Resignation of Gov. rinchback, Wishikotox, Dec. ft, 1S77. 7b Uit Etctttouy fyxnd$ T. AcAoff, Governor of the IflaU o JntUiiana t Sim On tha 14th davnf January, ism. I was elected by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana United States Senator for the term be ginning March 4, 1878, and my credentials, duly signed by the Goveruor and attested by the Secre tary of State, with the seal of State attached, were tircseniea to ine nenaie or ins unnea dibics. uo lie 13th of January, 175, and pending the action of the United States Senate unonthe credentials of IRIS in rnvAPtthal tntrht Iwt AmA inv irrenilar- ;rv. "-it !:-: ,"z;?'.r. .,".-r" "."T ti ny in ins an eiaciion, ma ucuera Ararntuiyoi ixuisiana re-ciecieu me oenaior s inouxn in rw of a vacancy, and my second credentials duly alrned hv tha RzecutU a and attested brlhe Bee ro tary of State, with the seal of State attached, were presented to tne eenete. In February. 1670, the Senate passed upon my credential! of 1878 and bv a vote of 2Q to SI resolved that P. II. H. rinchback to not seated Senator from Lnulfllana for the term of six years from March 4 187T, leaving, nevertheless, the credentials ofAA73 stni nerore tne eenite.eim tne tine rreatea nv ine election of that year undetermined. My defeat In my first contest was referable to Til VOTE Or CERTAIN BEPTJBLICAff BSIfA- Tons, and on the aliened trmund that the return In aboard that gae certificates to tho members of ihe General Aembly of 1873 was uuronMltntlonal, and the iiTKiniaiurg nnranireu uienim iiu-khi. 1th tha prttilontlals ct.lKJS still nendinir before thu Senate, and Inferring fiom the action of the Senators above referred to relative to the powers and dechlons of the Electoral Cmnmlwlon, and more recently from trefr votes Hat'rg William Pitt Kellogg, tliatlhe tptnlonsof thce gentlemen asto the tonnltutlonai powers or the reluming beard In the matter of creating a LegUlature had undertone a chance. I determined to make a second contct for my seat In tha Senate, A majority of the Committee ou Privileges and Flfct1nus Inctiidlnir threa Ranuhllcan members, have, however, reported that James II. Fustls Is lawfully entitled toa scat In the Untied States Senate for the unexpired krmfor which I was elected. Not wllllrt. under the circumstances. to continue this contest, and by a seemingly fac tious opposiiion emDarraas sir. imiiiaanu uepnre the State of her due representation, I now respect- muy icnaer to you, as misi J!.sccuuve oi ujuibi ana. inv rcilmallnn. aetm ii proper in mis conneciion, as a msiicr of jnvdee to myself and to my friends, to dlrectat tentlontothe eiceptlonu action had In my case, especially aa the same appears In courrast with the prompt and partisan support of Gov. Kellogg. I ADMIT THAT TtlEBK WXBX IBBBXIULAXITIES attachtnc to the constltntlon of the General Assem bly of 1878 of such a character as to put In question to some extent the legal status of said General Assembly Its members bore credent ale from a returning board whose legal character was deter mined and rcoognlsed by the Huprem. Court of LouUlrna, but from the opposition of Gov. War moU, the custodian of the returns of elections, they were Unable to obtain possession of eold returns, and their action la making canrau and promulga tion of votes was to some cttent based upon statements and certifies tea of votes furnished by United States supervisors and other secondary evidence, Necessarily their decision! were to some extent conjectural and uncertain. Lut the best necessities of the case allowed, and the Legtsla ture thus declared was authorlxod under tha con stltutlon to caro and determine any defects that mljrht exist In the title of lis membership. This tody actually existed for its consttutlonal term of two years, enacted tho lcglflatlon that governed the State for that period, end waa deemed of suQelcnt validity to cams and declare tho votes for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, and the eiccutlre officers were not only recognised by the Judiciary of the State and by the President of the United Slates, but exercised their functions within the state for the full term of tucir office Supplementing these considerations by the fur er fact that Iiulslaua uas laruulr UeDiiblic&n In lumasKS, I believed that, aa Senator elect. I not only represented the popular will of the state, but Jossessed a title substantially Jegal and alld. Yot, submitted to the DECISION OF THE SENATE, on th assumption that honorablo Senators ware not only honest In the grave constitutional objec tions that they raised, but they were so far acting ttan convlcLlon as would authorlxa thn exnecta- tlon of consistency of conduct when a similar case should be presented for their consideration. Now a Maui, Tfitvu uuii nv 'mi, ti.iw vwiii- tlally Ilk my own, but weaker, that the rentlemen who so earnestly combetted ray claim promptly and without heal tat Ion admit and defend ola. The Packard Leglxlature, so-called, derived 1U cre dentials from the legal returning board and said board, unlike that of 1878. could be soeclflo and definite In its promulgation of the election, but u a matter of fact, not for lack of knowledge, but of choice, excluded men who bad received a MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST, u appeared from th official return! before them, sufficient In number to destroy a quorum In each nous, nney mus, uy ine practical aisirancnise, raentofUie citlsens. created a Legislature which could not exist except by the defeat of the popular will. The Assembly of 1873 may have Inadvertently, and by the enforced linoranceof the only tribunal competent to act In the premises, had men In It not entitled to sit therein) but the Packard Assembly, In 1U Sonata aud In It Mouse, held members lu sufficient numbers to have broken the quorum In each, who were put there to the knowledge of the returning board, not only with out having received a majority of votes, but to the exclusion oi omer moii.wiiu wirt wen unuersuxxi to have been elected. This Assembly passed away In a few weeks without leaving behind It as the evidence of Its existence a slngl living statute. An election of such a body is certmeu to Dy uov. rack am, wnoso title wu u baseless, and whose tenure of office wuu uncertain u bis General Assembly makesurftna oefeaud pnlu merits th case of Gov. Kellogg. It taxes both my credulity and my charity to concede XITUEB B1NCEBITV OB CONBHTEKtY to Republican Senators who so earnestly opposed my claim from 187a to 1K78 and so promptly and solidly supported tha new Senator from Louisiana. In withdrawing from this oontest I cannot re frain from expressing my heartfelt gratitude to the member! of the Senate who have consistently and bravely sustained me In my efforts to secure my rights and representation to the Stat an 1 people of Louisiana. I hav th honor, air, to be your moat obedient wfran P. It. 0. PINCHBACK. Alternate Colored Steps In Stairways, Mr. A. Watson, a gentleman of this city of much original thought, bu suggested to the arc hi teclsofthCetttol and Treasury Department th use of alternating colors In the construction of long flights of iteps, u a relief to tn ey in ascend lnnr and descending, and at th same time, by mak ing the steps more distinct, Insuring safety from mlwteD by those passing up or aown. u cites tn fact that children lu playing seek tho cast step of thtwowlusof tne capitoi. wnere in remain the white marble give a dlstluUii character to each sten. wnii tny are rareiy rounq on mo aingy uniform colored steps to the rotunda, In th center of lb building, ii maintain! mat in cnuaren, unconscious of th reason why they do It, select the iteps of lb wings because they feel more safety In (tying up and down them. As a simple and Inexpensive test of this theory hiuki that In mitt In down tha hoard covarlnr to th stone steps of th public buildings, usually laid tu winter w guard against lee, parti-colored boards b used, or at Itast a portion of them. Th suggestion seems reasonable, and u th experi ment will pot be expensive. It will no doubt be tried, and If found to sustain the theory of Mr. Watson a material modlfioaitou In th erection I of stairways may rollow. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DO X SOS OP TUB EXECUTIVE A2TD LEOISLATirE MtANCltES. Information Gathered at the Capitol, In tha Departments, u'nd 'About Town by the Re porter of the KaUomCl Republican, Contested Election Case. The case of Dean T. Field, contestants for a eats Iteprefientailre from the Third Massachu setts District, wm beard In a three hours' session by a aub committee of tho IIouio Election Commit tee on Saturday. Th main polut at Issue In the contest la tha fact that twentv.flra ballots rait In the Eighteenth ard of Doatou, through a bluuber of the printer, read "For Iteprescntatlve to (inn eress. Fourth DlRtrlct, Wa"Arldae A. Field, of bos ton." These ballots were counted for Mr. Field by theDoard of Aldermen, who- ranvasHcd the votes and made the returns, giving Mr. Field a majority of firs votes. Mr. lH-air-contend! thatthevotea cut for Representative from the Fourth District inouiauoiDQ couniea, ana on wis nates niscoii Uit. Mr. Fields responds lhat the word "fourth wu a u,i.,.ti vi im i'iiuiii , nm ii v n Mia truuim tv ?ubltcan nominee of tho Republican party of the bird district, that there was no othar Wetbrldir A. Field, of P-wtom and tint there was no id bridge A. Field In the Fourth district, all nf which were well known facts; that the voters depositing ium wmieu uiM-nueti hi toi lor nim as iinir rep resuntatlve.tbatthe words "Fourth District" are not required by law, and areamero surplusage; and that be Is entitled to be credited with these votes. It being provided by the statutes of Mawachutetls Hist "lu counting the. votes at an election no returns shall be rejected when the votes given for each candi date can be ascertained" What action the Com mlttceon Elettluns will take In tho caM cannot of course be stated, but tho readers of Thk Hcitbu Cak will not find much trouble In arriving at a conclusion u to who Is entitled to the seat. Democracy and Whisky, Jamc R. Young, In his Saturday letter to th Philadelphia Evtninff Stor, hulh following about th troubles of th Democracy concerning th order that there shall not be no more whisky sold at the bar of the House restaurant t "Thn llftnocrac In thn Ilnmn ara ha(ntr lna1 of trouble over the abaanteelam imani thair mem bers and with th patronage at th disposal of their officers The rum shops adjacent the hall of tod nuue oner sunns; inaucemenia w memoers to absent themMlvcs from thalr cats durius- tha ses sions. The bad atmosphere and tho stupidity of ine ruuuna procceainRs in tne iiouie are enougn to drive a man as resolute u Uough to drinking The Democrats seem to be more restless than the Republicans, and. u a matter of course, the absenteeism counts on tlitin heavlwL As they only exceed Iho Republicans by twelve votes, they find It hard work many times to secure their mslorftv on a oIa. fc-Dcaker Randall has bemin. however, tn aro1r a remedy. He has strictly prohibited lira sale of injour in ine iiu" eon m mo ipiwi Dunning, andon ererv ute Iw intends bsvluir nubllheda list of the names of abtent Democrat. Time rules he will etrlctlr vuforc until lie gets sworn In M nembent of the Houebout twehe or fourteen moru Democrat who are now contutlng fur scats. Thh will ghe his party a mnjorlir of at leant twenty-four, which will easily allow of the average absenteeism of the whisky-loving fellows." Secretary Sherman to Gov. McConuIck. The quality of grat It ado, like that of mercy, Is not strained. "It blcncth htm that ghcaaud him that ULca." This sentiment Is beautifully ex emplified in the letter of becretary Sherman to Gov. McCormlck.of Saturday, upon tho occasion of the latter! retiring from the office of Aaslitant Secre tary of the Treasury, In order to divide the labors of the becretary of the Treasury, Mr. Sherman, among other things, some months atro, aMtirucdto Uov. Mccormick the difficult and ruotdIhUieful duty of saying "No" to applicants fur pos'tlons. W hen the prewnt admlnUtratlon came into power the Treasury Department wu dally literally tie sieved bv hundreds of destitute auDllcants for em- S torment. To the Aablant Secretary these suffer igpaoplwrc ajsalgfxMLA many-, as eouldbe empioyea, rooKins; ag -wm puuuo set VWr Wr plated In posluon. To those who must be refused Goveruor McCor mlck wss uniformly kind, and the disappointed left the- Department always with respect end kindly expression for hlra. In his letter Secretary Sher man especially points to tills humanity and chari table character of Governor MctfcrmlCK.whlch ap preciation honors alike him who gives and hlra who takes. We have every reason to expect from Mr. Ilswley, who takes office to-day, conduct Ilk unto that of blapredeccssor. A Formidable Greenback Movement Threatened. . A secret meeting; of tho member of the Greenback League wu held Inonoof th com-mltteo-rooms of th Seuato on Saturday evening for the purpose of organising and Inaugurating a grand national greenback movement. The mem bers met by whisper, and great car wu taken that no suspicion of It should reach tho newspaper men. It wu attended by a number of the lights of the greenback cause, among which were Meirf. Kellv. Duckncr.EwIua and others of tha Iioumi ami Senate. Judge Durant. Prof Daniels, A. B. Mutlett. and others. It wu decided to appoint a national executive committer, composed of one member iroin acu ciaio, aim nuuui mnij dtu wero nn pointed .when that order of business wss impended with twelve States yet to hear from. Thoso State will be canvowied and Uielrmembcrs.lf found, will be added to tho comnilttu at a future meeting, and thtuorkof sending out documents and working up the greenback movement Hi beglu at once. Itotel LetterVto be l'orwarded. Under a uniform ruling of the Pout-Office Department the right to forward letters by mall to a second destination without additional postages applies only to such letters u have not left th cus tody of tho postal officials. When a letter-carrier calls at a hotel with letters for parties who have given the proprietor Instructions to forward their mall to another address the proprietor should at once re-dlrcct such letters and returu them to the carrier. In which case theymaybe forwarded with out additional charge; but If the carrier Is allowed to leave them at the hotel, or If they are taken out of his presence, they are regarded u having been leo-allr delivered, and cannot be araiu mailed with out prepayment anew of at least on full rate of postage (tnree cents) by stamp amxea. Deputy Surveyor of Customs. Th Secretary of th Treasury hu written a letter to the acting surveyor of customs at Now York, approving th nomination of Edward F. Burton for reappolntrasnt u deputy surveyor. A onestlnn has been raled In th Department u to uie auuioriir oi urn Dcc-nary. m new ui aecuuu 2,722 Revised Statutes, to appoint more than one deputy surveyor of. customs at New York. Rut one, therefore, will bo reappointed until this ques tion la determined. The positions of Messrs. Jacob Sharp and George Ellnck hav been consequently vacated, aua weir uiaciai power vaasca ou we 8ih Inst. Naval Order. Chief Engineer George F, Kota la ordered to duty lu charge of engineer stores at the nary- yard. Mare Island, California. Comraaudcr Joseph I. Fyff hu reported his re turn home, having been detailed from tho com mand of the Mouocacy, Aiiatlo Station, aud hu uccii pisced vu waning uiurn. Chief Eurtneer John B. Carnenter la detached from th navy-yard, Mar Island, California, aud ordered to th Banger, Asiatic Station. Assistant Engineer AMUlam Kowbotham, from temporary duty connected with the Qulnnebaug at r.uaaoipuia, ana piacea on waning oraers. Ktamlln Church Lecture) by Secretary Thompson. Hon. B. W. Thompson, Becretary of th Navy, will deliver a lecture at Hamlin Church, corner of Ninth and P street, this evening, upon the "Origin and Influence of tho English Lan triage," Mr. Thompson's eloquence and scholarly attainments are well known. Th lecture will un doubtedly be eloquent, pleasing, and Instructive. 1 he price of admission is only twenty fly cents. Tha Night Lod.lng-Hoase. Th sight lodging-house, located In the old Central Guard-Mouse, Louisiana avenue, wu opened for the season on Saturday night, Thar were a large number of applicants for lodglngs.but ouly about forty-five could be accommodated. Sev enty nine lodccrs were accommodated In th sta tion bouse. Th rush lut night wu greater than on Saturday night. The house wu flDed up early In the ereutng, and th police were notified not to send any more lodger. Xach lodger gets a wbol. soma sopner of bread and coflTee, a bath, ft cleau bed, and a breakfast Ilk hU suppef. "Father Keane Had Archbishop. Richmond, Va., Dec 8. A Utter received hare to-day from Bom's stale that Rev, John J. Xtane, ot Wuhlaaloo. D. C, hu bn appointed bishop of the Catholic diocese of Wchmond, to sue oeed Most to v. James Qtbbons, tcaUy ftul Arvab hop of SaltMr. CONCIMATTOX. How Well It Works In South Carolina. ICurreapondenoa of tha National Itenubllcan. I Buck vim t, S, C, Deo. ft. 1877, Mr. Editor t The IVcaldent of the United States having, In his lat animal messago to Con gross, congratulated the country on the beneficent results which hav accrued from his so-cailea Southern policy opacification, and the cheering evidences of rcpecl for the rights of the colored men of the South , which animates tho hearts of the Democratic white In this section, I deem It proper that I should give an account of one of many evi dences of real feeling nf the Southern Democracy toward the negro, and leal e the country to Judgo whether there b cause for congratulation over th present condition of a people whoso only crime is their stes'lntst loyalty to their country and their elf sacrificing devotion to those principles which President Hayes stood pledged to maintain, but which he appears to hare repudiated. PEACB PERSUADERS. About three weeks ago three colored men, em- Cloyed on the plantation of one (X II. Mllhous. In be county of Barnwell, were accused of stealing cotton. They were Immediately seised by the son of the said Mllhous and other white men and car- riea into tne woods, wuen mirty -seven tunes were sdmlulstered to each oflhem, after which they were told that nnless they confessed to tho often and told what disposition they had made of the cotton, they would receive thlrty-evn huhcaearh lu addition to those alreadr admin 'stared. Thev were suffered to go to court to con fens. The vic tims oi mis utwiess ouiraga maae application to w. ii. iteuiDzcr. democratic inai iuiiila at uiacaviiie. In the said count r. for a warrant of arrest atralnit ine nerpeirauin. The trial justice failed to cause these wrong doers to be brought to.trlal, but. In the meanwhile, lamed a warrant of arrest against the victims of the out rage on the charge of lan eny, and committed them to the Alkou County jail In default of ball, whero MIC UIU UE AWAITINQ INDICTMENT at th Court of General Sessions for Barnwell County, which If tube holdcn In February next. Br this device these law breakers escaned nrotecu- tlon for their Dagrant vlolatlou of tho Taw and ruthlesaluvalon of the rights of cillscns, while their victims are Incart staled In the county Jail for ineir inciir in necauiK mircsaior tna (rcai injury Infilcted UKn them. With such acts as these, which are of frequent occurreni In this State, we must be pardoned for our refusal to enthuso and congratulate. Yours, ito., VERITAS. COLONIZATION, An Association Formed In Mississippi for It Encouragement. A But convention of colored people of Missis sippi met In Jstkson, on the 16th Instant, J. W, Dongstrect president, and Hon. A. D. Jones secre tary. A platform was adopted tettlng forth thit the in forced servitude of tho race for a long period had Implanted a sentiment of prejudice In th white race that makes It Impracticable for the col-1 orou rai-v wi its in leuownnip wun me wniuts wiui I out being again reduced to slavery. "Thla unjust I natlon.l sentiment rl - tha atinnes trt nraolc.l nron-Hlotis and debar mental develnnmW I. rirofcrim- inocoioni race socially anu moraify. "U 111 n their truat In Uod alone and hellavliirr In - .. .l : . . z". .:....". s : . it.. .; thu justice of their cause they appeal to their coun trymen throughout th Union to aid the sons and daughters of Aft lea In their t (torts to secure a prao- ai irecuomiusome uuoccupiea Territory in in West. T1IE P601R AUME. The nlan manned out in tho resolution Is th for mation of a National Colonisation Asaoclatlon.wilh branches In each biate and couuty lu the Union, for the purpose of effecting a peaceable separation nf the blacks from the wnltet and concentrating them within some territory to be selected. A HUM executh e committee wu appointed, coimlstfug of A. D. Jones, chairman, A. A. Rogers, J. W. Long street, I'crry Howard. J. B. Keywer, O. W. Oayles, fcamucl Uoodwln.aud David Illgglns. A finance commute wu also appointed, and a national con vention wu called to meet at Corinth, Miss., on February 8, 1878, In which each Utat will be en titled to as many delegate uit hu KepraseuUtlru wui sibiwh m tvuiw. A Rebel Mlva'r Quarter. W learned, lut night that such a coin 1 In existence u the Confederate quarter of a dollar. On one aide it Is "stamped with the head or Presi dent Jefferson Davis," and was coined In 1802 A gentleman of undoubted veracity said be saw this piece of money while on tho Alabama River, aod that u high u f JS wu bid for tho same by the cap tain of the steamer, others being made from W up ward, and higher prices would have been oflerod. but the owner of the "quarter" said that he would not give It for the steamer and its contents. This, of course, stopped tho bidding, more es pecially after the gentleman said that the memento could not be purchased at any price. Uls object la to sell It for an Immemo amount, by some means unknown to anyone. Tbat the Confederacy ever coined auy money la new to us. u tho government never had a mint. How this above-mentioned piece came Into existence Is a mystery out we do not doubt th same, as a truthful gentleman said ho law Hand offered 16 for tho same. Cpumous Ua.) Enguirtr. Dlaliop Marvin's Vanilly, A correspondent of the St, Louis Christian Advocat4 proposes that the Methodists contribute moans to buy a homo for th widow and children of the late Bishop Marvin. All putorsof churchta and editors of the various thurch pansrs are uked. to solicit contributions. The acuoaacd bishop leaves a widow, one son, and four daughters. The souls Jut starting lu his profession, as a lawyer j the others It Is left to bo Inferred, are unprovided fur. Dr. Msrvlu, after a life of entire devotion to labor for th church, died poor. Returned to Ilia Tost. Dr. Owen M, Long, U. 8. Consul at Panama, loft Wuhlngton on Saturday for his post of duty, to which he returns with renewed health and with the confidence of the administration. Ills long residence lu Panama (nearir nino years) hai accli mated and modo him thoroughly acquainted with the duties of his office, and bis services u Consul are and have been duly appreciated by the officials of the government or Panama, u well uby th American colony .residing lu that city. Grand Lodge Communis! ton. Philadelphia, Dec 0. The Grand Lodge B. P. O. Elks held lu annual communication her to-day. The result of the electlonof Grand officers wu u follows: Exalted Grand Ruler, Frank 01 rard, of New Yorkt Esteemed Leading Grand Ku1ght.GeoigeMagulre,of Philadelphia i Esteemed lioyal Grand Knight, Charles K. Darlca, of Chicago; Esteemed Grand Lecturer, Al. Thayer, of Cincinnati; (Irand Kecretarr. Henrr P. O'Nail. of New York: Grand Treasurer, Charles T. W hlle, of New York j Trustee cnanesKean.ortjouisvuie, vmuam -Thy. of Phi I art aln hi a: Antonio Pastor, of Nair York; Kugen Kernan, of Baltimore; Frank Moran, of rnuadeipnia-.uranu jyier cnaries a.ean, oi nuns vllle. Grand Marshal Edmund K. Price, of New York; Grand Chaplain Loula C. Waehner, of New York. The proceedings were agreeably terminated or a oauquvt KiTcu uiv uiniu miuh uj sous delphla Lodge No. 2. Mortality on shipboard. r New York, Deo. 9. Schooner Joahu Grin dl. from St, Jago, which arrived th 8th InsL, re port that the captain, W, A. Frccthy. and Lincoln Morrill arc th ouly persons remaining of the origi nal crew, the others having died or yellow fever. The mate, O. G. Gapper, and Maurloe 01 man, sea man, Qieu at bi. J ago, tnu were ounea tnere. no vember is, four days from port, William Twergg, eauian, uiou, iu iu iitu uw .wnuM, j, i . vtirei. and on the 1Mb Augustus Twtrgy, who were burled at lAA. On tha 17th th schooner was snokcu bv brig Itomance, Captain Craig, from Narasso for Baltimore, who gave them four negro sailors to gt here Into port. The Temperance Movement In Baltimore, Baltimore, Dec. 0. An active movement tn the caus of temperance hu been In progreu In this city ror several weeks put, meetings being held durlug th week and on tho Sabbath. Three meetings war held this afternoon and evening, all of which were numerously attended, th large balls being crowded. It la stated that from twelve to fourteen thousand persons have signed the plodg of total abstlnenc slue tho Inauguration of th present movement, which is conducted under the Joint auspice of th several temperance bodlti of th city and But. Prominent among th leaders are William Daniel, representing th Btal Tmpruce Alliance; Col. Hoy, the Reformea Men's Club, and Andrew J. Bowen, a well known Journalist, th Typographical Temperance Legion. Valu-bl Stock llnrnsd. Ekqlvwood, N. J., Doc 0. The barn owned by Peter K. Ackerman, n th Dackcusaek Rlvtr, opposite llacksnsack, wu destroyed by flr lut night Th stallion uamsd Hyperion, record 3.37, valued at over kJO.OOOi onehrood mar with foal, that cost 11,000; ara valuable young boraes, one Weoded bull, one mule, a lot of pig and hay and grain war burned. M Inaurano on stock. BmeU iasurano ix th barn, Th una of th fifoU tinkiwwn. tub itvnox. Some Itoflectltms on It r TjVss. Wash inotux, D. C, December 9, 1877. Editor Sat 'tonal Jt'puh'icani Knowing you to be an old and experienced cosster.who has rev oral tlmca "clawed successfully olTateeihoie, I want to put a few pertinent que- lions toyou conctrniiiE the loss of tho Huron, i do this, because th trtf styled "leading Jour nals of the country" published, of course. In New York. In discusiing theranse of the loss, nave displayed an amount of nautical wisdom truly alarming. One of these vcrltabl 'lesdlngjournsls" Inform us, with an air of nautical pride, that ex Secretary RobeaoH is responsible for the whole thing. Will you be klndrnough to rise, Mr. Ldltor, and ex plain. In a sailor like manner, luit what Itobesou had to do with It? Wu he navigating officer of the ship at the time ah struck on Klttyhawk unds.aud did ho give a wrongcourse out of sheer cuasednessT jiu ue just wi nay nur mi anu nautical iiituu, Dick Thompson, off, enter Into A CONSPIRACY WITH. TUB ALMIOHTY to get up the storm which threw the shin so far out of her court Is he csactly the man and Christian brother the Almighty would put confi dence In and consult In getting up such a storm t Is Secretary Robeson a distant relative of Neptune, or of Boreas, the god of storms? We shall wait for your answer before declaring him guilty. Another navy "leading Journal," which hu been at the wheel nf the Nary Department for more than six years, after belaboring Kobeson right soundly, winds up by charging the loss to tho "Bureau of Hteam-Rnglneerlng and Construction." Of course Hauscom and Wood are called rogues and thieves, unfit for nothing but hanging at the fardsarm. The same veritable Jouroot demands hat both these bureaus be abolished at once. Now, Mr. Kdltor. can you, la the profundity of your nautical wisdom and your study of Me way and current, tell us exactly what either of th atme-named bureaus bad to do with that unfortn nato disaster! Is It not a fact thu the hull devel oped uunummou strength, and that th engines responded to every demand made upon them long after all hop of f-vtng the ship bad van UhedT It la true both llanscora and Wood are somewhat windy and can blow a good tiutu, mil vtu ik iv jnjmiunj, iwihii, that, like Robeson, they conspired with the Al mighty to get up the atmonpherlc disturbance that proved the death of the ship and nearly all on uoara i onouia TUB BUREAUX OF BTEAM-KNaiNEXRINO AND OONBTRUCTfOK be abolished and the chiefs of them be hanged to the yard's arm because the sailing-muter, or weather navigating officer, ubih railed, did not distinguish between fair and foul weather In shap ing hla course, and. u wu very natural, found himself on a sand bank twenty miles away from his proper position f Another of thoM so-called "leading J vises ourroutural friend Richard Thompson, esq , how to "keel uadl" his Department from bottom to topfrom keel to cover) board, to tho end of making such nautical calculations In the future u "nIr.diTiB uUre,y ., ,,, i. f v.t I..Z1 i 't- uu... - t.i .t-l0 . r ,m-"P ', Jfe u K tfJX 'f th Way OUt Of thla d I lemma f W hst amouilt Of Common SCHW Is there ill all thlsSUlffT Would It not bo equally consistent to make tho less of tbe Huron a pretext for asking Congress to abolish tbe War and Navy Departments! lEA-AIUKa EDITOR, you must understand, are not common mortals. Thev always bar an eye to windward, aud can tell you exactly how to avoid storms In running tho army and navy. Wearo an adrooat of com promise and perhaps the easiest way for the Gov ernment to get out of the difficulty It finds Itself In through th Huron dLssMer would be to hare tbe Navy Department ruu from the New York Aun ofllce. The management of the War Iepartment, the ofllce of Fecreiary be ing declared vacant, might safely be left to the young gentleman from Ireland who runs young Mr. Bennett a Iferald, How does this compromise meet your view of th matter? How unfortunate of Hare not to hav mad th editor of tho New York Sun Becretary of th Nary. UL.U niAKUOAMU. P. S. Ireland, as you know. Mr. Editor, has Inne- been famous for Its navigators. .That will in a manner account for th larg amount of nautical wHadomthat Journal recently expended on tbe loa of the Huron. , Tho Foot-Ball Championship Game, New York, Deo. 8. -A grand match at foot ball of the Yale and Princeton clubs for the cham pionship of college root-ball teams of 1877 cam off in noboken to-day. Th match wu contested rigorously by both sides and luted for two hours, and nslther club having gained the advantage It was declared a draw. sueci e clubs will contest again next spring. School Treasurer Arrested. Allxntown, Ta.. Deo. 9. C M. Bunk, for merly treasurer of the Allen town school board, waa lodged In Jail lut night on a charge of mlsappro prlatlng the public money. II had previously given ball for trial, and falling to appear at th proper unia ine nuinoritiv wrra compencu w vo ter lha house forcibly to arrest him. Th Temire-of-Onteo Act. Toledo. Owo, Dec. 8. P. II. Dowllng to day received a telegram from the Tout master Gene ral, relnstatlnK him u postmaatcrof this city, in consoquencoof the failure of the Seuato to Confirm tho recent appointment of Alexander Iteed. Upon fireaentatlon of th order theoflco was at once urued over to Dow ling by tho deputy In charge. Mobbed lly Oystermen. Saltimobe, Dec 9. The summer rfwldenc of F. L. Barida, of New York, at Drum Point, on th Chesapeake Bay, Calvert Cmnty, Md. wu robbed on Thursday nigbt or articles valued at aixnit iluki fevcrai O) utermon were arrcmca last night and to-day charged with tho rohbory and nearly all th property hu been recovered. Th AlleRedTpllUbuater. Newport, B. I. Dec. 8. The rovenuo-cut ter Samuel Dexter hu again moved closer to the atcamer Estelle, which she Is guarding In Bristol harbor, and It Is claimed on good authority that the ""vernmeot hu received some damaglug evidence u to her probabl business and destination. Death of m Prominent Southern OentIman. Alexandria, Va., Dec 9. Dr. Albert T. Bledsoe, editor of the Southern Review, a distin guished minister, and a former professor of tb University of Virginia, died hero last night of pual)Bla,lnthBlsty-nlnih ) ear of blsag. Murder and Suicide. St. Lours, Dec 9. Charlu Ullrich shot and killed his wlf at tha houa of Squire Burn .Jin Fountain Bluff Township. Randolph County, Illi nois yesterday, and then bum his own brains out. Family dlffloultles tho cause. Tllden'a Income Taux, New Yore, Dee. S. The motion Io the cam cf the United Btatos against Ex -Governor Tllden.to recovor alleged arrears of looome tax, which wu ael down for to-day, wu again adjourned for two weeks. Eastru-Dound Ocean steamer Debayed. London, Dec 10. Steamers recently ar rived at Quecnttown report that they hav been somewhat retarded by easterly wind, such u would also delay th dry of Berlin If ah wu pro- cwuius; uuusr wu Honor Paid Hon, A. n. tephen. The Wuhlngton correspondent of the Phil adelphia Inquirer hu th following! Ho member or the Home or Representatives for manv years has had so nanv honors and farors thrust upon him u the present lions has con- icrrca upon itou. Aisxanaer ii. oiepnens, ex-v ice lreldsutoftboiIouthern Confederacy, ttheu It was flrst orgaulxed the most desirable seat in th House was reserved for him before tha drawing of scats. Then the Hpeakr gave up to him the large Hpeaker's room Immediately In the rear of ih aii. wuicu om aiwar oeeii a ainu oi snow rvoui havlnaanortralt aallerv of the z Sneakers, and being gortraously fitted up. Then a seat on wheels wu rigged up, so that he could bo moved around tbe House wherever he liked, end to-day th House Voted htm a clerk to his Committee on Coinage, at six dollars par day, although there la tio cqraatlttee wura, lur a ciars, anu os it uuimua: uu uui av u nrlvate aacrctarv to Mr. Stephens. The number of clerks to committees hi lu excess of the number unuer tue rupuniicaa regime, ana weir pay is raised from four dollas par day to six dollars per dav. Tha hoi Tho bouse snows no situs oi an early au- Jourament for th Ckrlstmu holiday. Tit Way Tbey Do Thing In lew. The City Oounotl ef Dee U olnec lut week uked Mayer Turner to resign, th eharge against him being drunkBRs and oousequent neglect of metal duties, A special muling of the council wuullodto eonsldsr th saatur, when th ques tion f th Mayor's habits wu discussed at length, ana nnuiy muimi a is resignauwi, aaVctthebeu riaaeheUknowu to be ua ua.aee ei insoxieawag spina. AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. the ntEscn missxtf.mal tjh BLES XOT ADJUSTED, Meetlns; of Constitutionalist Yesterday Threat of Impeachment of MaeMahon Incident of tho War Bismarck's Troo ble Health of th Pope, Albania Asking- Assistance. Londot. Doc 0. A Bauter telegram from Ragusa uys the Inhabitants of Scutari and th Albanian chiefs have telegraphed to Constantinople for aid agalnat the Montenegrins, declaring that If the request Is disregarded they will solicit the pro tection of Italy, PEACE CONFERENCE DENIED, B KHUN. DcC 0 ftemlimftla1nanri1n-lha tfh three Imperial powers have recently been confer ring together In relatleu to terras of peace. THE CZAB'g DCr-ABTCSE FOR T. rETERBffURO. LONDOM. Dee. 10 Tha Jbaf s Berlin corresrxmd. ent says th Caar hu siren notio of his Intention to return to hi. reiersDurg Detween lxcemkcrzs and January A. OPERATION! AROUND ELENA. COMSTAHTltorLX. Dec. . Ill tell trance has been received from Elena that operations between that place aod Tlrnora are suspended because of bad weather. Great preparations are being made to defend Elena In cas th Kusslans attempt tore iCkuiv it. OPERATIONS AROUND ERgEROUM. IlJtriOf Vtoe. 10A nxtl trt lh rW7w I'm. from Kara oontains th following: Operation agalnat Rrseroum may be postponed for a fort- mam. no iierapt win prooaoiy Demaaejio esiao lish a strict blockada nn aconnnlnf lha lnplj.fnti(v of the weather, but It lasuppmed communication witn Treoicond will shortly be cut, u a Russian division Is marching In that direction. EftASCEt Meeting; of ConstUnUowallst. London, Dec 9. Th Pari flWrwport that a meetingof the Constitutionalist unator wu held to-day,(8unday.) M. Batbl laid great n tress on th loyaltytandgoodntentions of President MaeMahon, ana ukea bis colleague to lend him tlielr assist ance in lormlug a Cabinet MM.Bocher and Pto Croix pointed out the dangers of a dlitolutlou and tbe necessity of returning to parliamentary government. Another aptaker proposed In viting M. Dufaure to requmt Marshal MaeMahon to grant him another Interview, with the object of renewing tha negotiations for tho formation of a Dufaura !ab1nL This Maaoemed to make a favorable Impression on th meeting and even on M. Dtb1e,who warmlngly eulogized M. yunur Renter's Paris dlsnatch. however, daclsrca that a majority of th Constitution lnu favor a reennd dla tolutlon. Th republican papers are eiceedlnajly violent. Tho Dlen ruhlic dccIarcsthsttheChambcr of Deputies would reply to a second dipaolution by Impeaching President MaeMahon for high treason. The Imps declares that the Left generally bellevo the failure of M. Dufaure's negotiations was part of a preconcert) plan. A SATISFACTORY CABINET IMPROBABLE. LONbOK. Due. la The Paris eorresnnndent at the XftfUSBarsJAsaumin-tha Moir account AfRitndav'B meeting of the CuosTltutlonallsta to bo correct. It la unlikely that M. Dufaure would comply with tho request oi me colleagues, on faiurday iTeaident MaeMahon repeated! r laid ho Intended a fn-h dis solution, and ft wu eipQctcd Uiat the new mlnlitry nwuiu . ui dwulv wnwui luercm ou aionuay nrTiiHilii ' Th Dailu AVu-s' Paris Anrrecrindent ui r few bel leve lhat M. Barbie will ba abla tn fhrm a mlnlairy; and even he. at th meeting on Eunday, said he thought dissolution wu porlloua, and hg wu not In favor of IL no ME. Tha ropo'a Condition Worao than Reporied. London. Dc. 10. The Daily 7Vim' Bom dispatch reporU that within th past few daya all in Italian political and military authorities have received Instructions calculated to Insure th fre and undisturbed meeting of the Conclave. Th Times' correspondent at Rom telegraph that although newspaper report concerning; tho Pone's health are more favorable private advice Indicate that his coudltlou I growing wore. Do lie helpless, and although his mind w clear he en dure great suffering, from which hl expecUn and vn hoping for speedy release. GE JIM A XT, ConntlHasnarck Want to Ktlro. London, Dec. 10. The IUf Berlin dis patch uys It Is reported tbat rrinc Bismarck bu renewed his request to be relieved of office. Th postponement of Prince Bismarck's return to Ber lin hu caused many surmise, some allege that fresh disagreements have arisen betweeu him and tb Emperor relative to the home policy. THE EISTOL. A Youna; Lady Accidentally Killed. Philadelphia, Dec 9. This evening Pan line 8 trelcher, aged fifteen and a half years, living with her uncle, st 418 Mcllraln street, wu shot and Instantly killed by Henry Itunell. aged nineteen, who, with a companion, Lewis Myers, had called upon the young lady. Mers had previously been ordered not to go to tho house, as fie carried a re volver, lie went there with his pistol, and It wu Uken from him by Uussell. hlle the latter wu removing the cartridges from the chambers one of them ezDloded and th ball entertdth breast of Pauline, killing her almost liutaiitly. Tbe affair wu accidental, but both nuwcu ana )ers wcrearresieu. iae young iauy a parents live at Birmingham, I'a. Tli Louisville Tire A Woman Burned! to Death. Louisville, Dec 9. The losses and Insur ances on last night's Are cannot b ascertained un til Monday, Tho damage to all eicept Cochran tt Fulton 1 light Their loss will be heavy. Th spread of the flame w u stopped by cutting through, a heavy wall with asca and so flooding the building Tb origin of tbe fire cannot be accounted for. A SECOND PIR3 wu caused by Ilenry Croomea, a negro, who threw a coal-oil lamp at his metres. Mary Chlpn, bh was tn bed with their child, a little girt The lamp set fire to her night clothes, the bedding, and tha houso. Ihenradestroyedseveral cottage, dooms itu iu cuuu uu iiiuuvii. iu wuutu if aa burned to death. Melon Sugar Iteet tingar and Sorghum. 7b the EdtUfr of the National Rcpublkan t The Bepubucan lately published an Instruo- live article on beet sugar. Thu la an Industry which might be adopted with advantage lu many parts of thla country, aud ao might the manufac ture of sorghum sugar. But there U another that can be carried on with much greater profit aud more pleasantly, furnish lng a more agreeable sugar, and that Is watermel ons. In early life tho writrof this uwvery nice syrup and sugar mad from tbat delicious article and In laUr years ho has mad watermelon sugar himself, it bu a much more pleasant tut than beet or sorghum, being entirely fre from that acrid or rancid tute natural, to the latter, which re quires care and chemical treatment to remor. 1 he taste, lu fact, of tbe watermelon syrup Is u dollghtful u that made from the maple, i a iii is just Baaiir miiir. otilu iiu uiuri bioidumt. Araln. mauufacturlns; melon suearbl cbaanar and more profitable t It require but Utthtmor Jules of molon than or maple to mak a pound of sugar Then th raising of an acre of good water melons Is eaiisr and costs less than raising an acre of beets, and th product of th former will mak more sugar than th product of the latter. In southern rurope, where In the lut tan year both melon and beef sugar hav been extensively produced, u well u to sum extent in California, the former bat been found on to three percent. the most profitable) besides, th gathering and handling of melons, as every fanner knows, U much more pleasant and cleanly than boot. All warm, sandy, or loamy lands. made rich, or suited to them. POTOMAC. WASHlNOTOK, NOT, 8, 1877. XBBVZJE OV SEWS. Ttik eucalyptus tree planted at Nice have frtenlcd, during tho lut two years, the malarial ai er usual In that city. A Kentvckian hu been fined by a court for Inducing a nalghbor'a servant to break his con tract and leave him, A N-w railroad between Bchouectadr and Saratoga, In tha interest of tb New Yark Central. Is projected, making oofcaeoUon without change f cars. w v n Tr.uu . 1IX. T . i icngtn, i jasw. j. w, ninni, aiucv. iw, ujkju to Ukbrsaklnr on egtrlhs other day. florid wlihk) th ir th 1 shell a 11 vlug inak fear Uc-u loxg. Il llTsd several oaya,